Perseid Meteor Shower

The annual Perseid meteor shower gave a celestial firework show for sky watchers around the globe. The meteor shower occurs in early August every year as the Earth passes through the stream of debris called the Perseid cloud created by comet Swift-Tuttle.

As the earth intersects the comets’ debris trail, bits of ice and dust enter the earth’s atmosphere and burn up, creating shimmering streaks of light in the sky. The peak of this year’s shower occurred Monday and Tuesday morning. The focal point for the meteors is near the constellation Perseus. With that mind, I set out around 10 pm Monday evening for the Jolly Gator Fish Camp near Geneva in search of...

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Stargazers on a tour with California Overland Desert Excursions watch the night sky above Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in Southern California as a meteor streaks by during the annual Perseid meteor shower.

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Dear Tom,
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